1968 Manchester City Council election

1968 Manchester City Council election

← 1967 9 May 1968 (1968-05-09) 1969  →
41 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats before 80 72 Seats won 33 8 Seats after 91 61 Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 82,538 38,785 Percentage 62.4% 29.3%
Map of results of 1968 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		82,538 (62.4%)			33 (80.5%)	33 / 41	11	91 (59.9%)	91 / 152
Labour Party		38,785 (29.3%)			8 (19.5%)	8 / 41	11	61 (40.1%)	61 / 152
Liberal Party		9,465 (7.2%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 41		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Communist		1,175 (0.9%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 41		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Union Movement		183 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 41		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152
Residents		63 (0.01%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 41		0 (0.0%)	0 / 152

Full council

↓

61

91

Aldermen

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20

18

Councillors

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41

73

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman	3,475	69.3
	Conservative	M. Flynn	3,428	68.3
	Liberal	E. O. Tomlinson	1,147	22.9
	Liberal	F. Griffiths	1,104	22.0
	Labour	E. McKeon	394	7.9
Majority			2,281	45.4
Turnout			5,016
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway*	309	52.3
	Conservative	F. Hewerdine	282	47.7
Majority			27	4.6
Turnout			591
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Taylor	666	57.9
	Labour	K. J. Hill*	484	42.1
Majority			182	15.8
Turnout			1,150
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. K. Paley*	3,438	58.5
	Labour	F. H. Price	2,055	35.0
	Liberal	K. N. Medhurst	379	6.5
Majority			1,383	23.5
Turnout			5,872
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Moore*	1,977	57.9
	Liberal	R. H. Hargreaves	948	27.8
	Labour	D. G. Ford	490	14.3
Majority			1,029	30.1
Turnout			3,415
	Conservative hold		Swing

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Williams*	3,112	61.4
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths	1,815	35.8
	Communist	M. Taylor	142	2.8
Majority			1,297	25.6
Turnout			5,069
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Birtles*	922	62.2
	Conservative	R. Lilley	560	37.8
Majority			362	24.4
Turnout			1,482
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Harper*	2,798	72.0
	Labour	A. E. Halliday	623	16.0
	Liberal	J. M. Ashley	463	11.9
Majority			2,175	56.0
Turnout			3,884
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Silverman	1,963	53.0
	Labour	J. E. Jackson*	1,645	44.4
	Communist	D. Maher	97	2.6
Majority			318	8.6
Turnout			3,705
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,842	68.5
	Labour	J. F. Lilley	799	19.3
	Liberal	S. B. Downs	508	12.2
Majority			2,043	49.2
Turnout			4,149
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. J. Walker	1,171	58.6
	Labour	J. Broderick*	702	35.1
	Communist	H. Ogden	126	6.3
Majority			469	23.5
Turnout			1,999
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. D. Ashley*	3,843	86.3
	Labour	A. Holland	609	13.7
Majority			3,234	72.6
Turnout			4,452
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	712	54.2
	Conservative	V. Taylor	535	40.8
	Communist	E. A. Whinney	66	5.0
Majority			177	13.4
Turnout			1,313
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler*	3,794	60.0
	Labour	F. J Balcombe	2,528	40.0
Majority			1,266	20.0
Turnout			6,322
	Conservative hold		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lee*	4,207	78.2
	Labour	D. Beetham	637	11.8
	Liberal	S. Rose	540	10.0
Majority			3,570	66.4
Turnout			5,384
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Gilbertson	2,172	52.5
	Labour	W. Lister	1,786	43.2
	Communist	R. Felton	179	4.3
Majority			386	9.3
Turnout			4,137
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	1,764	56.8
	Labour	G. Conquest*	1,343	43.2
Majority			421	13.6
Turnout			3,107
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. F. Thornhill	1,332	59.0
	Labour	E. Grant*	924	41.0
Majority			408	18.0
Turnout			2,256
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	562	58.1
	Conservative	V. R. Cattan	347	35.9
	Liberal	J. R. Clements	58	6.0
Majority			215	22.2
Turnout			967
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Barber*	2,997	74.2
	Labour	S. Rimmer	691	17.1
	Liberal	R. P. Shippen	350	8.7
Majority			2,306	57.1
Turnout			4,038
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Pigott*	2,946	61.9
	Labour	K. Franklin	1,703	35.7
	Communist	R. Cole	114	2.4
Majority			1,243	26.2
Turnout			4,763
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Malpas*	1,748	78.1
	Labour	W. F. Lister	301	13.5
	Communist	H. Johnson	110	4.9
	Union Movement	J. R. Marsden	78	3.5
Majority			1,447	64.6
Turnout			2,237
	Conservative hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	983	52.5
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone*	888	47.5
Majority			95	5.0
Turnout			1,871
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. F. Ridley	1,382	55.8
	Labour	W. A. Downward*	938	37.9
	Liberal	M. Howard	157	6.3
Majority			444	17.9
Turnout			2,477
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Alexander*	1,622	76.3
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	329	15.5
	Liberal	L. J. Howard	176	8.3
Majority			1,293	60.8
Turnout			2,127
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. H. Hine*	3,099	68.4
	Labour	G. Halstead	1,432	31.6
Majority			1,667	36.8
Turnout			4,531
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Donaghue*	903	58.1
	Conservative	A. Hawkins	650	41.9
Majority			253	16.2
Turnout			1,553
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Foran	1,510	46.7
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	1,452	44.9
	Liberal	R. Jackson	272	8.4
Majority			58	1.8
Turnout			3,234
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Mountford*	3,847	62.2
	Labour	H. Brown	1,584	25.7
	Liberal	J. Williams	749	12.1
Majority			2,263	36.5
Turnout			6,180
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Robinson*	2,527	68.6
	Labour	R. K. Litherland	830	22.5
	Liberal	A. Burns	326	8.9
Majority			1,697	46.1
Turnout			3,683
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	1,757	48.1
	Conservative	J. L. Traynor	1,668	45.7
	Communist	N. Gilroy	227	6.2
Majority			89	2.4
Turnout			3,652
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,664	77.5
	Conservative	A. G. Thornhill	2,442	71.1
	Labour	A. E. Jones	456	13.3
	Labour	W. Egerton	352	10.2
	Liberal	S. Lowe	317	9.2
	Liberal	A. J. Markin	258	7.5
Majority			1,896	55.2
Turnout			3,437
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mann*	375	58.6
	Conservative	T. J. Casby	265	41.4
Majority			110	17.2
Turnout			640
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Clinton	908	51.4
	Labour	W. Massey*	860	48.6
Majority			48	2.7
Turnout			1,768
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	1,191	49.1
	Conservative	A. Welsby	1,065	43.9
	Union Movement	D. S. Lawson	105	4.3
	Residents	A. W. King	63	2.6
Majority			126	5.2
Turnout			2,424
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Peter's

St. Peter's (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. J. Rubery	810	69.7
	Conservative	J. Carson*	792	68.2
	Labour	C. B. Muir	264	22.7
	Labour	A. S. Goldstone	228	19.6
	Liberal	J. E. Hargreaves	88	7.8
Majority			528	45.5
Turnout			1,162
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. Young*	2,496	57.3
	Liberal	K. Pinnock	1,258	28.9
	Labour	D. G. Clark	603	13.8
Majority			1,238	28.4
Turnout			4,357
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. S. Burgoyne	2,411	46.4
	Labour	M. J. Taylor*	2,309	44.4
	Liberal	P. Grinyer	367	7.1
	Communist	E. Holt	114	2.2
Majority			102	2.0
Turnout			5,201
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. Triumphant Tories race into power at Salford, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1968, p.18
2. Tory majority in Manchester increase to 30, The Guardian, May 10, 1968, p.4